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I have had Tilly for 6 weeks and prior to coming to me she was kept in a vivarium and fed on pellets. She is really settled and happy now and after much perserverance she now happily munches away at the weeds and plants that I have planted in her outdoor pen

I have had Tilly my horsefield tortoise for 3 weeks and she was previously fed on pellets and lived in a vivarium. She is beginning to eat the weeds that i have grown from seed and spring greens etc but doesn't come out of her house into her enclosure where i have grown plants and weeds. Her...

Hi Rosemary thank you for asking and she is doing a bit better. She has eaten 3 times in the last 2 weeks. I offer her a variety of weeds and flowers each day and throw them away because they go limp very quickly in her tortoise house. She doesnt come out of the house into the enclosure and if I...

I have been soaking her for the past few days I have had her 1 week today and she still hasn't eaten

Basking around 33 heating diffuser lamp set at 20 day and night ive tried soaking her and she wont. She is very alert when i get her out and literally runs round the garden trying to get out but wont eat

I plan to feed her on as much natural plants and weeds as possible but she isn't interested. I have tried her on sliced greens grated carrot and pellets which is what she was fed previously and she wasn't interested. Unfortunately she is from a pet shop and was kept in a vivarium. I have a dual...

I am a new horsefield tortoise owner and have had her since Saturday and I dont think she has eaten or drunk yet. Should I be worried and how can I encourage her to eat and drink. I am told she is 3 years old but I think she may be older.

I have a hibiscus, nasturtium and hoster planted in her enclosure and im growing tortoise weeds and dandelions in a pot to tranfer s section at a time but she hasnt tried any yet

I got my new tortoise today and she seems happy in her new set up. does it seem ok. Comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Also she has been fed on pellet type food and but i have bought plants that she can eat and have grown tortoise weeds. Will she automatically eat those and i will...

Thank you and my tortoise is 3 years old and here is a ramp to be fitted into the house

Outdoor enclosure nearly finished for my soon to arrive 3 year old horsefield tortoise. I have a ceramic heat emitter bulb on one side on a thermostat and a dual uvh basking lamp on a timer on the other. I have still to add tortoise friendly plants, stones driftwood and shaded hides etc and...

I cant find the information im looking for in terms of uv lamp requirements for tortoise living in outdoor enclosure and also managing transition from current indoor vivarium environment to my outdoor enclosure

I am currently preparing for my 3 year old horsefield tortoise who is currently housed in vivarium. I have done lots of reading mainly on this forum and i hope ive got it right. I plan to keep her outside and have insulated a dog kennel and made the door way smaller which leads into a raised...

Yes thanks i had seen that and have a list ready to buy I just dont know if I can buy them from a garden centre